ULSTER-SCOTS LANGUAGE SOCIETY Trustees. Annual Report Year ended 31 December 2024 The trustees present their report and the unaudited finanGial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2024. Reference and admln181ratlv• detalls Reglstered charlty name ULSTER-SCOTS LANGUAGE SOCIETY Charfty reglstration number 105099 Prlnclpal offlce clo 79 Beechgrove Avenue Belfast BT6 OND The truste88 Mr J Ersklne Ms S Young Dr P Saunders Mrs A Smyth Dr Philip Robinson Mr Billy Garli18 Mr John Wright Accounlants JOSEPH MURRAY LIMITED Chartered accountants 30b MARKET SQUARE DROMORE CO. DOWN BT25 1 AW Struclur81 govemance and management The organisation is an unlncorporated body operating as a society. The Ulster-scots Language Soclety is recognlsed by HM Revenue & Customs as havlng charftable objects for tax purposes under reference XN89678. The Society is governed by a commlttee which is elected at each annual general meeting. The officers of th8 society are the Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary, who are elected annually by the Committee at its first meeting following the annual general meeting. The Society is governed by a constitution adopted on 8th November 2006.
ULSTER-SCOTS LANGUAGE SOCIETY Trustees. Annual Report IntInued) Year ended 31 December 2024 Objeciives and actlvltles The objectives of the Society are to record, promote, generate recognition of and uphold the use of the Ulster-scots tongue in present day writing, education and speech.. to encourage interest in traditional Ulster-scots literature and to promote the Ulster-scots tradition in music, dance, song and ballad. During the period under review. the Society continued its activities of publishing Ulster-scots literature. Achievements and performance The Society continued to m8et Its key objectives In its operational area in line with tts strateglc plan durlng the last twelve months. Flnanclal revlew Tha Trustees are satisfied with the Societys performance over the year and its financial position at the year end. Th8 Society had a similar year to the previous one in terms of activities. Income increased by £213 to £1,232 { 1,019 in 2023) and expenses decreased by £767 to £94211,709 in 2023)resulting in a small surplus of £290 {2023- deficit £6901. Plans for futur• pfrrlods The Society hopes to engage in aclivilias to augment Its core funding in ordar to provide additional monies to further its objectives. The truste8s' annual report was approved on 31 December 2025 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by: Ms S Young Trustee Mrs A Smyth Trustee